Location :       Franktown, Colorado
Type :            Religious

The Franktown Adventist Church sits on 20 acres in Douglas County, Colorado. The 15,900 square foot church encompasses natural materials and provides natural daylight to all the rooms.

The sanctuary seating is a fan configuration that seats 320 people with a clerestory window in the center aisle to provide natural daylight in the space. The west wing provides six large classrooms, and the south wing houses the kitchen and fellowship hall that opens to a large outdoor plaza with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains.

• Building orientation on the site to take advantage of the southern exposures, eastern breezes and views of the mountains
   
• Construction costs reduced 20% through creative design using local methods of construction and cost-effective natural materials
   
• Sustainable systems include enhanced mechanical systems and natural light throughout the building through interior clerestory windows
   
• Design incorporated church members ability to provide materials and labor to substantially reduce building costs